Cooking Classes
By rhanson | 21 January 2012
The staff at the transitional home (Luz de Vida) are spending two mornings a week in a small village near Huanchaco, Peru. They are working with low-income women to assist them in learning various skills that they can use to care for their families. The staff recently discovered that the women wanted to learn how to cook. The women have begun meeting every Monday and Friday for a devotional and cooking class. The women learned how to make “Arroz con Pollo” and the children, of course, enjoyed sampling the food too! Currently, we are borrowing a portable stove for the classes, but we are in need of our own stove. The cost to purchase a new stove is 150 dollars. If you are interested in helping with the purchase of the stove, please click the donation button on the right or email for more information info@corazondeespernaza.org.
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İİİFeliz Año Nuevo!!!
By rhanson | 1 January 2012
Su Espíritu de amor te acompañará a todas partes.
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İİİFeliz Navidad!!!
By rhanson | 25 December 2011
Merry Christmas to all of our wonderful supporters who continue to give hope to the people of Peru! Thank you to those of you who give your time, your finances and pray for the children, youth and women we work with each and every day. Our teens and staff of Hogar Luz de Vida were able to celebrate the birth of Christ together with a wonderful turkey dinner! Each youth was also presented with a small gift, thanks to the Banes Family. We pray that each of your families are blessed this Christmas!
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Joining our Peru team…
By rhanson | 20 December 2011
Ruth Polo is our new psychologist for Hogar Luz de Vida project. She is 26 years old, married with a beautiful 6 year old daughter. Ruth not only serves Hogar Luz de Vida, but is very active as a Sunday School teacher at the church her father pastors. She has several years experience working with children and youth and previously worked for a government run orphanage.
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Introducing…
By rhanson | 5 December 2011
Vilma Mendoza has been hired as the madre tutora (resident mother) for Hogar Luz de Vida youth transitional home. She raised three boys, who are now in their late 20s and 30′s and has years of experience working with teens. Recently she has relocated to Trujillo after living with her family in Piura, which located in northern Peru. She worked providing room and board in her home for young university students and is an active member of the Iglesia Alianza Cristiana y Misionera.
Last week, Vilma joined Peru Board Member, Irma Saenz Obando, for a training in Lima with MIMDES at the Governor’s palace. Since being hired she has spent her time getting the home ready for the girls, training, and cleaning and stocking the kitchen. We are very excited to have her join our team!
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New Glasses for Maria
By rhanson | 28 November 2011
After Maria’s successful eye surgery, the doctor recommended that we take Maria to have her vision examined. Thanks to all of our wonderful supporters, we were able to provide her the eye exam and a new pair of glasses!
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Rent to Start
By rhanson | 8 November 2011
We are renting a building from an organization in Peru called Amor en Accion. This agreement will help us to start our youth transitional home project, Hogar Luz de Vida and make it a reality! The building comes fully furnished for us, which is a huge blessing as we continue to raise funds to construct our own building. We move into the building this week – November 14! Here are a few pictures of the space the girls will soon call home!
One of the rooms for the girls
The kitchen for the home
The living room and dining room
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Patricia – the gift of education
By rhanson | 25 October 2011
Patricia is 22 years old, works full time to support her parents and younger brother, and has never finished high school. Her parents are uneducated and their economic situation is dire. Patricia has been working since a young age to help her family pay for basic necessities like soap, toothpaste, shampoo and detergent to wash their clothes. A few years ago, she quit high school so that she could work. She found a job as a maid for another family, where she worked 12 hour days, 6 days a week and received only $90 per month, which did not cover her basic necessities. This schedule and rigor made it impossible for her to study and finish her education. Like many youths we work with, Patricia struggled with the desire to better her future with education and the reality of needing to provide for her family.
Recently we have been working with the Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción de Empleo (Department of Labor) in Trujillo to find resources to ensure Patricia’s right to receive a fair wage for her work. They have helped her find a new job selling cell phones in a market, where she works less hours and still earns $85 per month. She now has time to study! Corazón de Esperanza, through the Hogar Luz de Vida project, has now provided a full scholarship for Patricia to finish her high school at InterAmericano school. She studies Thursdays and Saturdays from 3pm – 6:30pm and will be able to complete her 4th and 5th year of high school. Patricia will be the first in her family to graduate from high school. After she receives her diploma, she would like to study administration in an institute that offers a 3 year degree. We hope to have scholarships for Patricia to help support her dream. The gift of education is changing Patricia’s life and providing her hope for a better future.
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Bonfire and Worship
By rhanson | 18 October 2011
Do you remember your first bonfire? What about your first s’more?
Do you remember a person who invested in you and truly cared for you?
A few of our teens in Peru were able to experience this for the first time this past Saturday when they joined together for worship and fellowship. Liz, director; Efrain, board member, and family hosted the teens at the beach and led them in an evening of songs, prayer and games. Emily Beuscher, director of Rosa’s Smile, was able to join us for the evening, as well. We are so thankful we are able to invest in the lives of these teens by not only providing for their education and future, but by building strong relationships, trust and demonstrating our love for each of them.
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Bibles for the Teens
By rhanson | 11 October 2011
I was able to meet all of the teens on my recent trip to Perú this past August. The purpose of the trip was to find and purchase a building for our new project. While that goal was delayed, I enjoyed meeting the teens, sharing our stories and seeing our ministry in action. We also had the blessing of providing a new bible to each of our youth. They were so excited to have a Bible of their own and have the opportunity to memorize scripture and study at home!
Pictured above: Top from left to right: Exon, Yesica, Carolay, Maria and Patricia
Bottom row from left to right: Jose, Eros and Angel
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